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QUIZ: How well do Jaxsons know soccer?

By Will Brown
Published on November 22, 2022 at 9:13 pm

The men’s World Cup kicked off in the Middle East for the first time this week, as host nation Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador in its first match.

The tournament is welcoming the U.S. men’s national team after an eight-year absence. The Americans tied Wales 1-1 on Monday.

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Ahead of Friday’s match against England, test yourself to get up to speed on the World Cup — including its ties to Jacksonville.

Friday’s match kicks off at 2 p.m local time.

author image Reporter Will Brown is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. He previously reported for the Jacksonville Business Journal. And before that, he spent more than a decade as a sports reporter at The St. Augustine Record, Victoria (Texas) Advocate and the Tallahassee Democrat. Reach him at will@jaxtoday.org.
author image Reporter Will Brown is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. He previously reported for the Jacksonville Business Journal. And before that, he spent more than a decade as a sports reporter at The St. Augustine Record, Victoria (Texas) Advocate and the Tallahassee Democrat. Reach him at will@jaxtoday.org.

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